Command Shortcut Function

3D Create 3D objects built with meshes (surfaces).

3DARRAY 3A Create a three-dimensional array.
3DCLIP Activate interactive 3D view and open the cut plane adjustment window.
3DCORBIT Activate interactive 3D view and allows defining objects to visualize in motion.
3DDISTANCE Activate 3D interactive vision and make objects appear closer or farther away.
3DFACE 3F Create a 3DFace.
3DMESH Create a three-dimensional mesh.
3DORBIT 3DO Control the 3D interactive view of objects.
3DPAN Activate 3D interactive view and allows moving the view, horizontally or vertically.
3DPOLY 3P Create a polyline with straight segments using the linetype CONTINUOUS in three-dimensional space.
3DSIN Import a file from 3D-Studio.
3DSOUT Export a file to 3D Studio.
3DSWIVEL Activate interactive 3D view and simulates the effect of rotating the camera.
3DZOOM Activate 3D interactive view so that it is possible to zoom in and out.
ABOUT Displays information about AutoCAD.
ACISIN Import an ACIS file.
ACISOUT Export solid objects to ACIS files.
ADCCLOS Date or DesignCenter.
ADCENTER ADC Manages the content of the DesignCenter.
Direct the AutoCAD DesignCenter Desktop to the file name, directory, or path of
ADCNAVIGATE
network that you specify.
ALIGN AL Aligns objects with other objects in 2D or 3D.
AMECONVERT Convert AME solid models to AutoCAD solid objects.
APERTURE Control the size of the OSNAP cursor.
APPLOAD AP Load and unload applications and define which applications to load at the start of AutoCAD.
ARC A Create a bow.
AREA AA Calculate the area and the perimeter of objects or defined regions.
ARRAY AR Create multiple copies of objects in a defined arrangement.
ARX Loads, unloads, and provides information about ObjectARX applications.
ATTDEF ATT Cria uma definição de atributo.

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ATTENDANCE Control the visibility of attributes globally.
EDITED ATE Change attribute information.
ATTEXT DDATTEXT Extracts data from attributes.
ATTREDEF Redefines a block and updates the associated attributes.
AUDIT Evaluate the integrity of a drawing.
BACKGROUND Define a background for your scene.
BASE Define the insertion base point for the current drawing.
BHATCH H Fills a closed area or selected objects with a hatching pattern.
BLIPMODE Control the display of markers (blips).
BLOCK B Create a block definition with the objects you select.
BLOCKICON Generate preview icons for blocks created with earlier versions.
BMPOUT Save selected objects as bitmap file.
BOUNDARY BO Create a Region or a Polyline from a closed area.
BOX Create a solid three-dimensional box.
BREAK BR Turns off part of an object or splits an object in two.
BROWSER Triggers the default Web viewer set in the Windows Registry.
CAL Calculates mathematical and geometric expressions.
CAMERA Define camera and target locations.
CHAMFER CHA Chamfer edges of objects
CHANGE -CH Changes the properties of existing objects.
Change the color, layer, linetype, linetype scale factor, line weight, thickness, and plotting style
CHPROP
of an object.
CIRCLE C Create a circle.
CLOSE Date the current drawing.
COLOR COL Define a color for the new objects.
COMPILE Compile shape and PostScript font files.
CONE Create a three-dimensional solid cone.
CONVERT Optimizes 2D polylines and associative hatches created by R13 or earlier versions of AutoCAD.
COPY CO Copy objects.
COPYBASE Copies objects with a specified base point.
COPYCLIP Copy objects to the Clipboard.
COPYHIST Copy the text from the command history (text screen) to the Clipboard.

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COPYLINK Copy the current view to the Clipboard to link to another OLE application.
CUTCLIP Copy objects to the Clipboard and delete them from the drawing.
CYLINDER Create a solid three-dimensional cylinder.
DBCCLOSE Close the dbConnect Manager.
DBCONNECT DBC Provides an AutoCAD interface for external database tables.
DBLIST List information from the database for each object in the drawing.
DDEDIT ED Edit texts and definitions of attributes.
DDPTYPE Specify the display mode and the size of POINT objects.
DDVPOINT VP Define the viewing direction in three-dimensional space.
DELAY Provides a timed pause within a script.
DIM and DIM1 Activate scaling mode (dimensions).
DIMALIGNED DAL Create an aligned linear quota.
DIMANGULAR DAN Create an angular cot.
DIMBASELINE DBA Create a linear, angular, or coordinate elevation based on the previous elevation baseline.
DIMCENTER DCE Create the center mark or the center lines of circles and arcs.
Create a linear, angular, or coordinate dimension from the second extension line of the dimension.
DIMCONTINUE DCO
previous or of a selected quota.
DIAAMETER DDI Create diameter dimensions for circles and arcs.
DIMEDIT DED Edit quotas.
DIMLINEAR DLI Create linear quotas.
DIMORDINATE DOR Create coordinate quotas.
DIMOVERRIDE DOV Temporarily disregard the system variables from the quota group.
DIMRADIUS DRA Create radial dimensions for circles and arcs.
DIMSTYLE D Create and modify scaling styles.
DIMTEDIT DIMTED Move and rotate dimension texts.
DIST DI Measure the distance and the angle between two points.

DIVIDE DIV Place equally spaced points or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object.
DONUT DO Draw circles or rings with filling.
DRAGMODE Controls how AutoCAD displays dragged objects.
DRAWORDER DR Changes the order of display of images and other objects.
DSETTINGS DS Specify the settings for Snap mode, grid, and polar and osnap tracking.
DSVIEWER AV Open the Aerial View window.

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DTEXT DT Create text showing on the screen as it is typed.
DVIEW DV Define a point of view in parallel projection or perspective.
DWGPROPS Define and show the properties of the current drawing.
DXBIN Import files with binary encoding (.DXB).
EDGE Changes the visibility of edges of three-dimensional faces.
EDGESURF Create a three-dimensional polygonal mesh.
ELEV Define elevation properties and extrusion thickness of new objects.
ELLIPSE THE Create an ellipse or an elliptical arc.
ERASE E Turn off objects in a drawing.
EXPLODE X Breaks (ungroups) a compound object into its component objects.
EXPORT EXP Save objects in other file formats.
EXPRESSTOOLS Activate AutoCAD Express Tools if it is installed and disabled.
EXTEND EX Stretch an object until it reaches another object.
EXTRUDE EXT Create unique solid primitives by extruding an existing two-dimensional object.
FILL Control the filling of multi-lines, traces, solids, hatches, and polylines with thickness
FILLET F Rounds and fillets edges of objects.
FILTER FI Create reusable filters to select objects based on properties.
FIND Search, replace, select or approximate specified texts.
FOG Provides a visual simulation for the distance of an object.
GRAPHSCR Toggle between text and graphic windows.
GRID Show a grid of points in the current ViewPort.
GROUP G Create a named set of objects.
HATCH BH Fills a specified perimeter with hatching.
HATCHEDIT HE Modify an existing hatch.
HELP (F1) Display the Online Help.

HIDE HI Regenerates a three-dimensional model by erasing hidden parts of objects covered by others.
HYPERLINK Attach a hyperlink to a graphic object or modify an existing hyperlink.
HYPERLINKOPTIONS Control the visibility of the hyperlink cursor and the display of hyperlink topics.
ID Displays the coordinate values of a point.
IMAGE I am Management images.
IMAGEADJUST IAD Controls the display of images regarding brightness, contrast, and decay.
IMAGEATTACH IAT Attach a new image to the current drawing.

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IMAGECLIP ICL Create new crop boundaries for an image object.
IMAGEFRAME Control whether AutoCAD shows or hides the image border.
IMAGE QUALITY Control the quality of the image display.
IMPORT IMP Import files in various formats.
INSERT I Insert a named block or a drawing into the current drawing.
INSERT OBJECT IO Insert a linked or embedded object.
INTERFERE INF Create a compound solid from a common volume of two or more solids.
Creates solid objects or regions from the intersection of two or more objects or regions and removes them.
INTERSECT IN
areas outside the intersection.
ISOPLANE Specify the current isometric plan.
LAYER THE Manages layers and their properties.
LAYOUT Create a new layout and rename, copy, save, or delete an existing layout.
Start the Layout assistant, where you can assign page and plotting adjustments for a
LAYOUTWIZARD
new layout.
LEADER LEAD Create a line that connects a note to an object in the drawing.
LENGTHEN LEN Assign a new length to an object.
LIGHT Manages lights and lighting effects.
LIMITS Define and controls the limits of the drawing and the display of the grid.
LINE L Create line segments.
LINE TYPE LT Create, load, and select line types.
LIST LI Show database information of the design for the selected objects.
LOAD Available shape returns for use with the SHAPE command.
LOGFILEOFF Close the Log file opened by LOGFILEON.
LOGFILEON Save the content of the text window to a file.
LSEDIT Edit a landscape object.
LSLIB Keeps landscape object libraries.
LSNEW Add realistic landscape items like trees and forests to your drawing.
LTSCALE LTS Define the scale factor of linetype.
LWEIGHT LINEWEIGHT Defines the weight (thickness) of the current line, options, and line weight units.
MASSPROP Calculate and display the mass properties of regions and solids
MATCHPROP MA Copy the properties of an object to another(s).
MATLIB Imports and exports materials to and from a materials library.
MEASURE ME Place POINT objects or blocks at measured intervals along an object.

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MENU Load the menu file.
MENU LOAD Load partial menu files.
MENUUNLOADD Download partial menu files.
MINSERT Insert multiple instances of a block into a rectangular array.
MIRROR MI Create a mirrored (inverted) copy of objects.
MIRROR3D Create a mirrored (inverted) copy of objects in relation to a plane.
MLEDIT Edit multiple parallel lines (mline).
MLINE ML Create multiple parallel lines (mline)
MLSTYLE Define a style for multiple parallel lines (mline).
MODEL Switch between the Layout tab and the Model tab.
MOVE M Move objects a specified distance and direction.
MSLIDE Cria um arquivo de slide a partir da imagem corrente de uma janela.
MSPACE MS Switch from paper space to model space.
MTEXT MT Create multiline text.
MULTIPLE Repeat the next command until canceled.
MVIEW MV Creates windows and activates existing floating windows (vports).
MVSETUP Define the specifications of views of a drawing.
NEW Create a new drawing file.
OFFSET O Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves.
OLELINKS Updates, changes, and cancels existing OLE connections.
OLESCALE Show OLE property dialog boxes.
OOPS Restore deleted (erased) objects.
OPEN DXFIN Open an existing drawing file.
OPTIONS OP Customize AutoCAD options.
ORTHO Restricts cursor movements to orthogonal directions.
OSNAP OS Define OSNAP modes.
PAGESETUP Specify the page layout, the plotter, paper size, and settings for each new layout.
PAN P Move the view of the drawing in the current window of the screen.
PARTIALOAD Partially loads a drawing.
PASTEBLOCK Paste a copied block into a new drawing.
PASTECLIP Insert data from the Clipboard.
PASTEORIG Paste a copied object into a new drawing using the coordinates of the original drawing.
PASTESPEC PA Insert data from the Clipboard and control the format of the data.

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PCINWIZARD Displays an assistant to import PCP and PC2 plotting configuration files.
PEDIT PE Edit polylines and 3D polygonal meshes.
PFACE Create a 3D mesh vertex by vertex.
PLAN Displays a plan view of a user coordinate system.
PLINE PL Create two-dimensional polylines.
PLOT PRINT Prints a drawing on a plotter or in a file
PLOTSTYLE Define the plotting style for new objects, or assigns a style to selected objects.
Displays the Plotter Manager, through which you can launch the Add a Plotter Wizard and the Editor
PLOTTERMANAGER
of Plotter Configuration.
POINT Create a POINT object.
POLYGON POL Create a closed polyline with equal sides.
PREVIEW PRE Show how the drawing will look after being plotted (printed).
PROPERTIES CH Control existing object properties.
PROPERTIESCLOSE PRCLOSE Close the properties window.
PSDRAG Control the appearance of PostScript images.
PSETUPIN Import a user-defined setup into a new drawing.
PSFILL Fills a two-dimensional polyline outline with PostScript content.
PSIN Import a PostScript file.
PSOUT Create an encapsulated PostScript file.
PSPACE PS Switch from model space to paper space
PURGE PU Remove unused named objects, such as blocks or layers, from the drawing database.
QDIM Quickly create a quota.
QLEADER THE Quickly create a note with a tagline.
QSAVE Quickly save the current drawing.
QSELECT Quickly create a selection of objects based on filtering criteria.
QTEXT Controls the display and plotting of texts and attributes.
QUIT EXIT Leave AutoCAD.
RAY RAY Create a semi-infinite line.
RECOVER Recover a damaged drawing.
RECTANGLE REC Draw a rectangular polyline.
REDEFINE Restore commands disabled by UNDEFINE.
REDO Revert the effects of previous UNDO and U commands.

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REDRAW R Refresh the display of the current window.
REDRAWALL RA Refresh the display of all windows.
REFCLOSE Save or discard changes made during the editing of a drawing or referenced block.
REFEDIT Select a reference for editing.
REFSET Add or remove objects from a set of referenced objects during an edit.
REGEN RE Regenerate the design and renew the current window.
REGENALL REA Regenerate the design and renew all the windows.
REGENAUTO Control the automatic regeneration of a drawing.
REGION REG Create a REGION object from a selection set of existing objects.
REINIT Reinitialize the mouse, graphics tablet, ports, and programmable parameter file.
RENAME REN Change object names.
RENDER RR Create shaded or photo-realistic images from a wireframe or solid model.
RENDSCR Re-displays the last rendered image.
REPLAY Displays a BMP, TGA, or TIFF image.
RESUME Continue an interrupted script.
REVOLVE REV Create solids of revolution by rotating 2D objects around an axis.
REVSURF Create a surface of revolution around an axis.
RMAT Rendering materials management.
ROTATE RO Rotate objects around a base point.
ROTATE3D Rotate objects around a three-dimensional axis.
RPREF RPR Define rendering preferences.
RSCRIPT Create a script that repeats continuously.
RULESURF Create a surface from the connection between two curves.
SAVE Save the drawing with the current name or with another name.
SAVEAS DXFOUT Save an unnamed drawing or rename the current drawing.
SAVEIMG Save a rendered image.
SCALE SC Enlarge or reduce selected objects equally in the X, Y, and Z directions.
SCENE Manage dinners in model space.
SCRIPT SCR Executes a sequence of commands from a script.
SECTION SEC Use the intersection of a plane and solids to create a REGION.
SELECT Place selected objects in the previous selection set.
SETUV Apply materials to objects.

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SETVAR SET List or change the values of the system variables.
SHADEMODE SHA Shade the objects of the current window.
SHAPE Insert a shape.
SHELL Access operating system commands.
SHOWMAT List the type of material and the method of application for a given object.
SKETCH Create a series of freehand line segments.
SLICE SL Slice a set of solids with a plane.
SNAP SN Restricts the movement of the cursor to specified intervals.
SOLDRAW Generate profiles and sections in windows created with SOLVIEW.
SOLID SO Create filled 2D polygons.
SOLIDEDIT Edit faces and edges of solid objects.
SOLPROF Create profile images of three-dimensional solids.
SPEL SP Check the spelling of texts.
SPHERE Create a solid sphere.
SPLINE SPL Create a quadratic or cubic SPLINE.
SPLINEDIT SPE Edit a spline.
STATS Show rendering statistics.
STATUS Show statistics of the design, modes, and extensions.
STLOUT Save a solid in an ASCII or binary file.
STRETCH S Move or stretch objects.
STYLE ST Create or modify named styles and set the current style of your drawing.
STYLESMANAGER Display the Plot Style Manager.
SUBTRACT SU Create a composite or solid region by subtraction.
SYSWINDOWS Fix the windows.
TABLET TA Calibrate, set up, and turn on/off a graphics tablet.
TABSURF Create a tabular surface from a generating curve and a direction vector.
TEXT DT Creates a text showing on the screen only after it is fully typed.
TEXTSCR Open the text window.
TIME Show date and time statistics of a drawing.
TOLERANCE TOL Create geometric tolerances.
TOOLBAR TO Show, hide, and customize toolbars.
TORUS TOR Create a donut-shaped solid.
TRACE Create solid lines.

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TRANSPARENCY Check if the background of an image is transparent or opaque.
TREESTAT Show information about the current spatial index of the design.
TRIM TR Cuts (short) objects at the edges of other objects.
UCS DDUCS Manages the user's coordinate system.
UCSICON Control the visibility and location of the UCS icon.
UCSMAN UC Manages user coordinate systems.
UNDEFINE Allows a defined command in the application to override an internal AutoCAD command.
UNDO U Undo the effect of commands.
UNION UNI Create a composite region or a solid by addition.
UNITS UN Controls the display format of coordinates and angles and determines the precision.
VBAIDE Display the Visual Basic Editor.
VBALOAD Loads a global VBA project in the current AutoCAD session.
VBAMAN Load, unload, save, create, embed, and extract VBA projects.
VBARUN Run a VBA macro.
VBASTMT Executes a VBA command in the AutoCAD command line.
VBAUNLOAD Download a global VBA project.
VIEW V Save and restore named windows.
VIEWRES Adjust the resolution for objects in the current window.
VLISP Show the interactive environment of Visual LISP.
VPCLIP Clip windows objects.
VPLAYER Define visibility within windows.
VPOINT -VP Define a viewpoint for a 3D visualization of the drawing.
VPORTS VIEWPORTS Divide the drawing area into multiple adjacent or floating windows.
VSLIDE Show a slide image in the current window.
WBLOCK W Save objects or blocks of the drawing to a file.
WEDGE WE Create a 3D solid with a slanted face (wedge).
WHO HAS Show property information for open drawing files.
WMFIN Import a Windows metafile.
WMFOPTS Define options for WMFIN.
WMFOUT Save objects in a Windows metafile.
XATTACH XA Attach an external reference to the current drawing.
XBIND XB Incorporate symbols dependent on an xRef into a drawing.
XCLIP XC Define the clipping limits of an xref or block and define the clipping planes.

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XLINE XL Create an infinite line.
XPLODE Break an object down into its components.
XREF XR Control external references to drawing files.
ZOOM Z Increases or reduces the apparent size of objects in the current drawing.

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